As if Intel needed any more reasons for people to like
Yonah, the company just announced plans to build a 1.2GHz, 65nm Yonah processor
with a 533MHz FSB and 2MB L2 cache. But here's the kicker, the processor
has a TDP envelope of 9W. The new processor will sell under the name
Intel Core Duo U2500.

Intel previously had a Pentium M Dothan SKU, the Pentium M LV 738, which
had a TDP envelope of about 10W, but was a single-core processor. Both
the Pentium M LV 738 and the Core Duo U2500 are BGA processors, meaning they
are soldered directly onto the motherboard. These embedded processors are
used for things like ultra portable tablets, UMPCs and Ethernet switches.
The Core Duo U2500 should be available immediately.

Furthermore, Intel's roadmap reveals that 65nm Merom processors will also have
Low Voltage variants. At the Intel Developer Forum earlier this year
Intel representatives announced that Merom would
have more robust features when
it comes to power management. It certainly isn't hard to fathom that
single digit TDP envelopes may become commonplace in the near future. Merom is
expected to launch this
August, although the Low Voltage variants of processors from Intel
typically launch a few months after the main segments is announced.

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